BLM Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Action Plan: Public Science for Public Lands Fiscal Years 2023–2028

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses high-quality science to inform multiple-use land management decisions. According to “Advancing Science in the BLM: An Implementation Strategy,” the BLM ensures effective and consistent science integration into the BLM’s core work processes (Implementation Strategy, Goal 1) and ensures that relevant, timely scientific information is accessible to BLM staff and managers (Implementation Strategy, Goal 2). Further, this strategy states that the BLM seeks to “Strengthen BLM scientific engagement with the public by piloting a citizen science program with the NLCS [National Landscape Conservation System], with the aim of instilling citizen science as standard practice across the BLM.” This Action Plan sets out specific actions to address how the BLM can instill citizen science as a standard practice across the BLM, thus moving the BLM towards accomplishing this action identified in the strategic plan.